North Valley Christian Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Desert Heights Prep Yote at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, everything went North Valley Christian Academy's way against Lincoln Prep as North Valley Christian Academy made off with an 11-4 victory.
Brayden Collins made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (he also only allowed one walk). Collins was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Jones, who scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Braiden Homer, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Desert Heights Prep had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Golden Eagles a 10-0 shutout.
Darron Flores and Kyson Kobbe did most of the damage at the plate: Flores scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Kobbe scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
North Valley Christian Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-10. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs per game. As for Desert Heights Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-1 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. North Valley Christian Academy has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Desert Heights Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
North Valley Christian Academy came up short against Desert Heights Prep in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Desert Heights Prep's Cayle Haskell, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Now that North Valley Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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